When you only focus on the negative elements of a certain circumstance and overlook the good aspects, you are "filtering out" the positive and exaggerating the negative. Very few things have 100 percent negative; most of the time, you can find something good in every circumstance, even if you have to be really diligent about it. When you constantly focusing on the negative, you'll find it very difficult to trust that things will get better. But when you choose to find the positive things in even your worst challenges, you'll never run out of hope or the ability to put your trust in God. What is the most negative situation in our life? List three positive things about it or other aspects of your life. When you do, you'll find a fresh source of hope and a new ability to trust.
When you only focus on the negative elements of a certain circumstance and overlook the good aspects, you are "filtering out" the positive and exaggerating the negative. Very few things have 100 percent negative; most of the time, you can find something good in every circumstance, even if you have to be really diligent about it. When you constantly focusing on the negative, you'll find it very difficult to trust that things will get better. But when you choose to find the positive things in even your worst challenges, you'll never run out of hope or the ability to put your trust in God. What is the most negative situation in our life? List three positive things about it or other aspects of your life. When you do, you'll find a fresh source of hope and a new ability to trust.
From the Book: Trusting God Day by Day